Advertising device



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Beech-.Nut Packing Company,

`Wooten, New York, `N. Y., .assigner .to

.Canajoharie,

N. Y., a corporation Iof New York Application October 27, 1939, Serial No. 301,598

(el. iii- 126) 8 Claims.

taken substanscale, taken substantially von the 'line 3-3 of Fig. .1;

Fig. 4 is a .sectional elevation, part-ly broken away, taken on the line 4-4 yof Fig. 3,;

Fig. is a -.sectional plan view, partly 4broken away, @taken cn line 5-5 of Fig. l1;

Fig. 6 is a detail sectional view, line 6'-6 of Fig. 4;

i Fig. i? is -a :detailrsectionalplan View oi one of the figures;

Fig. 8 is a sectional elevation, line 8- of Fig. 7.; f

Figui? .is :a sectional elevation of the iiuid control :mechanism vfor operating the gures;

Fig. 1.0 .is aplan view-of the same; and

Fig. 11 'is a diagrammatical view Iof the electric .circuit :connections Awith the device.

The device illustrated in the draw-ings comprises Iswings -2 which .may be 'in `the form `of trapeze me Y ted to swing toward and from :each other and 4figures 4 in .representation .of trapeze performers secured onf'the free ends or crossbars 16 fof the trapeze.. Each ligure 4 .has .extended arms 18 'that :are adapted to be yswung .toward and from .each other 'to .cause the hands il) thereof to grasp and hold an article M which may be representative of a 'five cent package of chewing gum or other Varticle it is -desired to advertise.V A

The arms B may be operated in proper timed relation at the limit of the swinging movements ofth'e trapeze toward each .other whereby the article 'Il held .by the arms or hands of -one .gure is gripped and Iheld by the hands of the other iigure, the rst gure 4releasing the .article so as `to cause the .article to .be passed from one figure .to the other. f

In thespecic construction shown, .the passing of .the .article from Ione ligure to the other foccurs every third back and forth swinging v.movetaken on the taken on the ment of the trapeze, but such timing may be varied as desired.

The cross-bar 6 of each `trapeze may be made hollow (Fig. 3) and connected atits-ends through tubular rods I2 with a tubular pivot rod I4 which is pivoted in bearings .i6 secured to 'a suitable depending supporting frame 13.

Each swing or trapeze 2 yis adapted tto be swung `by means of an arm 20 having one end secured'to the pivot rod I4 and its other end connected by a link 22 with a crank arm 24 secured on a 'shaft 26. The shaft 26 is mounted to turn in bearings vin the lower ends of depending brackets '28, .the two larrns 24 being .secured atthe ends iof `.the shaft 26 'outside ofthe brackets A213. A sprocket wheel between the brackets 28, which sprocket Iwheelis driven through a chain 32 and a sprocket V wheel 34 from the shaft of an electric motor `313.

With this construction upon lrotation of the.

Vwheel 30, the swings or trapeze 2 are from each .other predetersprocket swung toward and mined distances.

Each figure 4 is secured tothe cross-bar 6 of one ofthe swings with the body and arms of 'the ligure yextending outwardly from the cross-bar asshow-n. The figure may be made of soft rubber. Within `each iigure there is va supporting plate 4i! upon which is pivotally mounted two levers 4.2, vthe forward portions of which Aextend through thearms of the figures Aand at the outer ends or hands of the arms the ends oi the levers project forming gripping surfaces 44. By swinging the levers 42 in opposite directions the arms 8, and consequently hands 'lil of the figure, may

be moved toward and from each other.

The hands of the figureare pressed from each other by means of a coil spring 46 connecting the inner ends of the levers l42.

Mounted on the vsupporting plate 40 of each gure between the inner arms of 'the levers 42 is .a .cylinder 48 within which are :piston heads 5l), the outer sides of which engage projections 52 on said arms oi the levers 42, the louter movement r,of the piston heads being limited by caps 54 screw-threaded on the ends of the cylinder 4D. Also, on the inside of the cylinder are flanged rubber disks 56 which are held against the piston heads 5.0 by means of a light coil spring '58.

Extending from the interior of the cylinder `48 are two metal tubes 60 and 62. The tube 60 is an air `bleed tube for fthe vcylinder and leads ,into a Vpassage 64 in the .cross-'bar 6 of the trapeze, the outer end .of the passage t4 vbeing .adapted to '30 is secured on the shaft 2B.

3 one of the crank arms 2'4 and trapeze tooth. Ratchet wheel bar 6, this passage being separted from the passage 64 by a plug 70. The figure 4 may be secured vto the cross-bar 6 by welding the tubes 60 and 62 thereto. The passage 68 leads through one of the depending tubes orrods l2 of the trapeze and through the tubular pivot rod I4 to the rear end thereof. Leading from said end of the two pivot rods are exible tubes 'I2 which respectively lead into fluid-containing boxes I4 (Fig. 9).

Each fluid box 14 is provided with a cylinder and a piston 16, the piston being connected through a rod or link 'I8 with a bell-crank '80 pivoted on a pin 82 supported by bracket arms extending from a side of the liuid box 14. The bell cranks 80 are pressed in a direction to retract the pistons by means of a coil spring 84 connecting the outer arms of the bell cranks, the spring passing over a'sheave 86.V

Each bell crank 80 is adapted to be turned to move its associated piston inwardly by means of a solenoid comprising an electric coil 88 and a core 90.

With this construction, when one of the coils 88 is energized the bell crank lever 80 moves its associated piston 'I6 inwardly and thus by uid pressure moves the pistons 58 of the iiuid cylinder 48 outwardly to cause the arms 44 `of the figure to move inwardly as shown in full lines in Fig. 7.

Upon the coil 88 of one solenoid being de-` energized, the spring 46 acts to spread the arms of the Figure 4 associated therewith. Upon the coil 88 of the other solenoid being energized the arms of the ligure associated therewith are moved inwardly. r

In the illustrated construction, the arms of the two figures are thus operated in'predetermineol` timed relation with each other andY with the operation of the trapeze 2 so that at every third back and forth swinging movement of the trapeze when they are at the limit of their movement toward each other, the arms 8 of one figure grasps the varticle I and at the same time the arms of the other iigure release the article. 'I'hus the article is ping members or hands of the iigures to be properly positioned and to effectively hold'the article,

l0' of the arms of the iigures as the The coils 88 of the solenoids are energized and passed from one figure to which'constitutes the pivotal connection between operating rod or link 22. During each revolution of the sprocket wheel 30, the pin 96 engages one of the `arms lof theV star-wheel 94 and rotates the starwheel one third of a revolution. As the starwheel completes substantially one revolution, an

arm 98 thereon strikes the movable member of ;a switch |09 which closes the circuit connection with a relay '|82 l.that acts through move a ratchet wheel a pawl |83 to |04 the distance of one |04 is partgof a common `control box or timing device which when the ratchet wheel is thus operated moves an arm |86y 1 n passed from one gure to the i other at predetermined intervals during the l operation of the trapeze 2. To assist the grip- 3 de-energized in properv timed relation to thus i cause the article to be 1 the other, through suitable `electrical connections which are timed by means of a star-wheel 94. I The star-wheel is operated by means of a pin 96 u them, means for moving the it;

of a switch to close a circuit connection with one or the other of switch contacts |08 and I0, the circuit connections being alternately opened and closed. When the circuit connection with the switch Contact |98 is closed, as shown in Fig. 1l, a relay |2 is operated to close the circuit connection with one of the solenoids 88. When the circuit connection with the Contact H8 is closed, this solenoid is de-energized and a relay I4 acts to close the circuit connection with the other solenoid 88.

With this construction and arrangement, the figures |4.pass the article Il 'alternately from yone figure to the other in a remarkably life-like manner and without interruption of the swinging movement of the trapeze, this occurring at the completion of each three back and forth swinging movement of the trapeze.

As will be evident to those skilled in the art, my invention permits various modications without departing from the spirit thereof or the scope of the appended claims. Y

What I claim is:

1. In a device of the class described, devices in the form of swings or trapeze mounted'to swing predetermined distances in opposite directions toward and away from each other, a figure in simulation of a trapeze performer` carried by the free end of each of said swings, each of said iigures having arms adapted to be swung toward and away from each other to grip and release an article positioned between them, the article being adapted to be gripped and held by the arms of either figure, and means for operating the arms of the two figures in timed relation when the trapeze devices are at the limit of their swinging movement toward each other whereby carried by the freeend of the trapeze, said gure be swung toward and havingarms adapted to from each other, and means for thus swinging said arms toward each other when the swing reaches the limit of its movement in one direction, and for opening said arms when the swingY reaches said limit of its movement during a subsequent swinging movement thereof.

3. In a device of the'class described, devices in the form of swings mounted to swing prede'- termined distances in opposite directions toward and away from each other, a toy ligure mounted on the free end of each of said swings, each of said figures adapted to grip and hold an article when presented thereto in a predetermined position, and means for operating said gures at the limit of the movement of the swings toward each other to cause the article held by one of said figures to be released therefrom and to be gripped l and held by the other gure. f o 4. In a device of the class described, two toy gures each of said iigures having arms yadapted to be swung toward and away from each lother to grip and release an article positioned between article being held by the arms of one figure to` be positioned between the arms of the other gure, and means for moving the arms of the second Vfigure to grip and hold the article and to move the arms of the iirst figure to V the article.

iigures to cause the! release i' 5. In a device of the class described, a toy figure made of soft rubber or other flexible material having extended arms, levers pivotally mounted within the body of the figure and extending within and lengthwise of said arms, spring means tending to swing said levers to move said arms away from each other, and uid operable means for swinging said levers to move the arms toward each other against the tension of said spring means.

6. In a device of the class described, devices mounted for movement predetermined distances toward and from each other, a toy figure carried by each of said devices, each of said gures having arms adapted to be swung toward and away from each other to grip and release an article positioned between them, the article being adapted to be gripped and held by the arms of either figure, and means for operating the arms of the two gures in timed relation when said gure carrying devices are at the limit of their movement toward each other, whereby said article held by the arms of one gure is gripped and held by the arms of the other gure, While the arms of the first figure release the article.

7. In a device of the class described, devices in the form of swings mounted to swing predetermined distances toward and away from each other, a gure in simulation of a trapeze performer carried by the free end of each of said swings, each of said figures having movable arms, and means for operating the arms of the two figures in timed relation without interruption of the swinging movement of the swings.

8. A structure according to claim 7 in which the means for operating the arms comprises uid operable means mounted in the body of each figure, and a common means is provided for controlling the operations of the fluid operable means of the two figures.

CARROL R. WOO'IEN. 

